Usefulness of Western blot in serological follow-up of newborns suspected of congenital toxoplasmosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 122-125

  Tissot Dupont, D ^a   Fricker Hidalgo, H ^a   Brenier Pinchart, M P ^a   Bost Bru, C ^a   Ambroise Thomas, P ^a   Pelloux, H ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037300128     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0887-5     Document Type: Article

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